Simon Marland is the Managing Executive: RCB, Business Intelligence, RPA & Web3. He heads up the CIA (Commercialisation, Insights & Analytics) within Retail & Commercial Banking. CIA is partially responsible for idea generation, design and implementation of new tools and applications. The business unit provides data analytics & insights. CIA is partially responsible for idea
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Mercy Emmanuel is a fintech and blockchain leader with over eight years of experience driving the growth and commercialization of payments, stablecoins and cross-border financial solutions across Africa and global markets. Her expertise spans commercial strategy, go-to-market execution, strategic partnerships, market expansion, product commercialization and operational leadership. She currently serves as Stablecoin & Blockchain Vertical
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Experienced Lawyer, AML, Crypto and Regulatory Compliance Specialist with a proven track record in navigating global regulatory frameworks. Currently leading the On-Chain Analytics & Investigations Service Line at Provenance within the Digital Asset Compliance, Investigations, and AML environment. More than a decade’s expertise spans crypto investigations, AML/CFT, end-to-end KYC lifecycle management, and compliance architecture design.
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Gillian Darko is an accomplished Executive Director, Board Member, and C-suite, results-driven executive with a proven track record of building high-performance growth engines and delivering transformative commercial strategies in the fintech, blockchain, and traditional financial sectors. Currently the Vice President of Strategy, Gillian previously held the role of Chief of Staff and Director of Strategy
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Lerato specialises in aspects of financial services law and regulation. Her areas of expertise include banking, financial markets, consumer credit, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering (including regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings). She also has expertise in advising on Fintech-related legal issues and the legal implications of disruptive financial services-related developments (ie, payments, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, initial coin
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Kearabilwe Nonyana is a distinguished financial markets professional, technical analyst, and media commentator specializing in the structural evolution of multi-asset trading and digital financial infrastructure across Africa. Currently serving as a VIP Clients Manager at PrimeXBT, Kearabilwe bridges the gap between traditional market mechanics and the expanding digital asset ecosystem, focusing on liquidity, sophisticated execution,
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Stafford Masie provides insights and views on technology-related matters and industry developments. A regular guest on TV and Radio, he is also much-in-demand as a keynote presenter. This sees him presenting at conferences and in-house strategy sessions as a technology futurist. An inventor in the payment device space, he launched – through his company ThumbzUp – the Payment Pebble™ and the Payment Blade handset. Apart from having enjoyed a
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Dr Wiehann Olivier is Global Co-Head of Digital Assets at Forvis Mazars and a Professor within North West University’s Applied Research in Management Cybernetics research entity. In his global leadership role, he leads strategic initiatives and technical thought leadership in digital assets across more than 100 jurisdictions. Dr Olivier provides assurance and advisory services to
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Carel de Jager is a blockchain expert, engineer, and thought leader in cryptocurrency and financial innovation. As the Founder and CEO of SilverSixpence, a Pretoria-based blockchain engineering firm, he leads a team specializing in cutting-edge solutions for cryptocurrency trading, technical compliance, exchange solvency audits, and proof-of-reserves for major exchanges like Binance, Crypto.com, KuCoin, and Luno.
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Based in Johannesburg, Hari Chaitanya is responsible for leading Investor Services and Cash Clearing business in 14 countries across Africa. Hari is also leading Digital Asset Custody initiative. Investor Services covers Custody, Trustee, Securities Lending & borrowing, Derivative Clearing and Investment Administration products for global and domestic institutional investors. Hari joined Standard Bank in July
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